BEST WIGAN 13 EVER

[mark prescott]

having watched wigan for over 30 yrs i thought an interesting subject would be to ask fellow wariors fans what is there best wigan team of all time players must have appeared in that position u pick them and you must include a coach nad goalkicker to get things started here is my team which i think would beat anyones

FULL BACK FRANO BOTICA & GOALKICKER
RIGHT WING JASON ROBINSON
RIGHT CENTRE DEAN
LEFT CENTRE GENE MILES
LEFT WING MARTIN OFFIAH
STAND OFF BRETT KENNY
SCRUM HALF ANDY GREGORY
PROP FORWARD GREG DOWLING
HOOKER NICKY KISS
PROP FORWARD ANDY PLATT
SECOND ROW ANDREW FARRELL
SECOND ROW GRAHAM WEST
LOOSE FORWARD ELLERY HANLEY

SUBS SHAUN EDWARDS
ANDY GOODWAY
KEVIN IRO
KELVIN SKERRETT

COACH JOHN MONIE


HOPE THIS STARTS A FEW TONGUES WAGGING AND STARTS A DECENT DEBATE

YOURS IN SPORT
MARK

[Claire]

I like your taste Mr Prescott

[ChrisA]

I added mine in the "Favourite Teams" category on the left hand side nav bar a few months ago, you have to be logged in to be able to view it though. it's a pitty more people have not used it.

[Mike]

To ChrisA:
I added Sam Panapa to the list of ex-players. I don't have any details for him though so his profile is empty.

[mark prescott]

in reply doug i agree it was difficult to leave out such fine players like ella inga and lydon of whom i was in the same class at school as but i felt it was a balanced team i cant remember too many games ella played at centre he was primarly a no6 i flet botica had 2 have a place coz he without doubt was the greatest kicker we have ever seen just look how many people copied his style of kickin if i wanted a out and out no1 i would have chosen george fairbairn who singlehandely carried wigan for 3 yrs in those dark days of the late seventies as for hooker nickty would have coped with todays game just lookat saints no9 not much difference in size there i contemplated picking robbie mccormack but felt he had not played sufficent games, as for icking westie i feel as though he revoloutinised how overseas players came to this country and i am sure we would not have seen some of the great stars from overseas if it were not for westie plus hes a great bloke, inga as with robbie mac did not play enough games for me and i agree with your comment on the wingers it was a difficult choice but jason and martin were an awesome partnership i evn toyed with having ray mort in there as he was a strong as any winger i have ever seen i am glad my team provoked a response and it would have been great to watch the team play

[warrior till i die]

just one critisism Mark it's now Andrew Farrell OBE

[mark prescott]

sorry about that yes indeed andy is a obe maybe in a few more years after faz has broken every ruby record standing it may be SIR andrew farrell

[mark prescott]

Claire posted:
I like your taste Mr Prescott

thanks claire it is not often a female says i have good taste

[mark prescott]

oh cmon doug i cant believe u think mordt was in the same class as those other 2 u mentioned ray had far more class than those 2 u state his performance in the jpt finl of 86 was not upto much well anyone can have a off game i remember 1 particular match at headingley against leeds on a cold tuesday evening when mordt scored a hatrick in a 30-0 victory were he literally ran over the leeds winger at the time all i said was ray was a powerful winger who could give balance to offiahs speed i think on that same evening at leeds our other winger that night alsoscored a hatrick his name was richard russell dont try and say he was as good as mordt

[DaveO]

Mike posted:
To ChrisA:
I added Sam Panapa to the list of ex-players. I don't have any details for him though so his profile is empty.

Is Andy Platt now in the list? I am pretty sure he wasn't when I did my favourite team a few months back.

Dave